"Little one, do you live in East Ridge Villa?"
"Yes, Uncle."
"Oh, I see. Hehe."
The taxi driver's eyes narrowed slightly.
East Ridge Villa was a luxury neighborhood.
Only the rich and powerful lived there!
He glanced in the rearview mirror, meeting Yun Xiaoxiao's innocent little face.
A calculating look flashed in his eyes.
Such a good opportunity couldn't be missed!
This look was caught by Yun Xiaoxiao sitting in the back seat.
The corner of her lips slowly curved upward.
"Uncle, did you take a wrong turn?"
"No, this way is closer."
Yun Xiaoxiao let out an "Oh" and said nothing more.
The whole journey was exceptionally quiet.
This was, of course, to the driver's liking.
He drove the car directly back to his own home.
"Uncle, where are you taking me?"
"To Uncle's house. I just called your father, and he said he'll come pick you up later."
"Oh, I see. Alright then. Uncle, do you have toys at your house?"
"Yes, I do."
"That's great!"
Seeing Yun Xiaoxiao's innocent and adorable smile, the driver inwardly laughed.
Children were indeed so easy to fool!
But a few minutes later, he wished he could slap himself to death!
Who said children were easy to fool? Step forward, and I guarantee I won't beat you to death!
Heavens above, why was he so stupid to bring a wolf into his home?
This little pipsqueak had been pretending all along!
As soon as they entered the house, she revealed her brutal nature.
Using the excuse of being tired, she asked him to carry her, but in the blink of an eye, she somehow produced a fruit knife from nowhere, pointed it at his throat, and forced him to hand over his phone, bank card, and PIN. She even made him tie himself up!
Who the hell was the kidnapper here?!
Yun Xiaoxiao rummaged through drawers and cabinets, found a thicker strip of cloth, tied the driver's hands in a tight knot, and fastened him to the bathroom's water pipe.
She then casually grabbed a smelly rag and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Mmph... mmph mmph..."
The driver widened his eyes, trying to get Yun Xiaoxiao to release him.
Yun Xiaoxiao leaned against the doorframe, wagging her little finger.
"No can do. If you do bad things, you must be punished. Stay here like a good boy. If you're lucky, you'll just starve to death. If you're unlucky, you'll get bitten in a few days, and then you'll be completely free. Isn't that exciting?"
Yun Xiaoxiao squinted her eyes and smiled, her innocent smile somehow looking utterly evil.
The driver racked his brains for a while but still couldn't figure out what she meant.
Then he heard a "bang" as the bathroom door closed.
Yun Xiaoxiao came to the living room, sat on the sofa, and took out the driver's phone. She opened the Meituan app on it.
She had often seen the housekeeper at home order takeout before and had learned how to do it long ago.
She found several stores specializing in children's nutritional meals and ordered thirty sets of each meal from them.
All in all, it totaled 1,500 meals.
Then, she ordered a hundred family-sized buckets of fried chicken, a hundred roast ducks, and a hundred steaks.
She also ordered various Sichuan dishes like boiled sliced pork, mapo tofu, spicy fish, and kung pao chicken, five portions of each.
There were also some breakfast items like steamed buns, mantou, youtiao, and soy milk, with at least a hundred of each.
She wanted to buy more, but the screen showed insufficient balance.
All the money this driver had amounted to only about 100,000 yuan.
While waiting for the food, Yun Xiaoxiao lazily scanned the entire house, and then the corners of her lips curled up slightly.
The TV, gone!
The coffee table, gone!
The wardrobe, gone!
...
In less than half an hour, except for some stinky socks, smelly clothes, and the sofa, everything else had been looted clean by Yun Xiaoxiao.
She had just sat down to rest for a moment when there was a knock at the door.
The takeout had arrived!
Two hours later.
Yun Xiaoxiao put the last sofa into her space before finally stepping out with her short legs, leisurely closing the door behind her.
She hailed another taxi.
This time, without incident, she safely returned home.
As soon as she entered, she saw the housekeeper Zhang Fen lying comfortably on the sofa with her phone in hand.
Sounds of "One Bamboo, Two String, Kong, Kong on Flower" could be heard from the phone.
Although Yun Shaokai and Jiang Rui'an didn't care much for Yun Xiaoxiao, they weren't short on money and had hired a housekeeper to take care of her.
However, that was the extent of it.
Their neglect and frequent absences from home had made the housekeeper's attitude increasingly arrogant.
Sometimes she wouldn't even cook, just giving the young Yun Xiaoxiao instant noodles to eat.
Yun Xiaoxiao's frail physique was half due to this housekeeper's 'efforts'.
Meanwhile, she treated the villa as her own home, sleeping in as late as she wanted, then spending her day nestled on the sofa playing mahjong on her phone.
Sometimes when Yun Xiaoxiao disturbed or annoyed her, she would scold and punish her angrily.
But she was clever and never left any evidence.
"You little brat, where did you run off to last night?"
Seeing Yun Xiaoxiao, she sprang up from the sofa, walked over in a few steps, and grabbed Yun Xiaoxiao's ear.
"Ow, ow, ow, please don't hit me, I won't dare do it again, wuwuwu~ It hurts so much~"
Yun Xiaoxiao cried and shouted as if she was being severely beaten.
Zhang Fen frowned and let go of her hand.
She hadn't used much force at all, and in the past when she pulled her ear like this, Yun Xiaoxiao didn't make a sound.
What was going on now?
She gave Yun Xiaoxiao a strange look.
"Ding dong~"
Just then, the doorbell rang.
Zhang Fen went to open the door and was instantly shocked.
Three police officers were standing at the door!
"Officers, who are you looking for?" she asked, dumbfounded.
"Hello, we received a report of child abuse at this address."
Child abuse?
Zhang Fen was stunned. Who?
Suddenly, she realized something and turned to look at Yun Xiaoxiao.
She saw that Yun Xiaoxiao, who had been fine just moments ago, now had her big round eyes brimming with tears, on the verge of falling, looking extremely pitiful.
One of the female officers, her maternal instincts kicking in, quickly walked over with a tissue to wipe her tears.
"Little one, don't cry. Who bullied you? Tell auntie, and I'll arrest them."
"Wuwuwu~"
Yun Xiaoxiao suddenly burst into loud sobs, pointing her little finger at Zhang Fen.
"Police auntie, she hit me, it hurts so much wuwuwu~"
Zhang Fen: !!
She panicked immediately and hurriedly denied it.
"Eh, officers, I've never hit her before. She's just making things up. How can you believe what a child says?"
"Why can't we believe what a child says? Haven't you heard that children speak the truth? Be honest, did you abuse her or not?"
"I really didn't."
As soon as Zhang Fen finished speaking, Yun Xiaoxiao pitifully held out the back of her hand to the female officer.
There was a black bruise on it.
This was actually from when she accidentally hurt herself while dismantling a light from the supermarket wall.
When the female officer saw it, she became furious.
"You still say it wasn't you? Look at what you've done to this child! Such an adorable little girl, how could you bear to hurt her!"
"No, it really wasn't me..."
Zhang Fen was at a loss for words, her brows knotted tightly.
"What's this?"
Suddenly, another officer bent down and picked up a small silver object from the ground.
"Doesn't this look like a voice recorder?"
"Quick, let's hear what's on it."
Soon, Yun Xiaoxiao's pitiful cries of pain were heard from the device.
Zhang Fen: !!!
